Anna Newell

Nike Golf Camps welcomes former Lady Vols golf standout and current team assistant coach Anna Newell as the Director of Nike Golf Camp at University of Tennessee.

Newell was a student-athlete at UT from 2014-18.

Boasting professional golf experience, Newell competed in the Symetra Tour Rookie Season in 2018 where she started in 11 events, making two cuts and posting a top-15 finish at the PHC Classic.

For the six years prior to returning to Rocky Top, Newell was involved in golf operations at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, starting out in outside operations in 2018. In 2020, she became an assistant golf professional, with responsibilities including helping to run customer service, tee sheet management and merchandise at the golf shop, monitoring pace of play and assisting in the administration of events and tournaments. Newell was promoted to director of women's golf in 2021, overseeing all ladies' golf programs at the club, organizing and administering women's tournaments and providing instruction to members at all levels.

During her collegiate career on Rocky Top, Newell posted a 73.57 career stroke average—the second-lowest in program history—and 48 career rounds of par or better, the third-most by a Lady Vol. In her first season (and playing alongside her sister AJ), Newell was earned SEC All-Freshman honors after appearing in 11 tournaments and leading the team with a 73.00 stroke average.

As a sophomore in 2015-16, Newell earned WGCA first-team All-America and first-team All-SEC acclaim after recording 17 rounds of par or better, a program-best, and notching six top-10 finishes, including her incredible 18-under performance—the lowest 54-hole score in Lady Vol history—to claim the individual title at the Las Vegas Showdown. At the 2016 NCAA Championships, Newell shot -6 to log a fourth-place finish, the highest finish by a Lady Vol at the event in program history.